Leading a Life of Deep Simplicity - Three Podcasts on Being An Anagarika
Over on Community Highlights, Parami just finished up a wonderful in-depth series of reports, interviews and discussions from the first Triratna Buddhist Order Anagarika convention. Some wonderful...
View ArticleLeading A Deeply Simple Life
Select Featured Post: Leading a Life of Deep Simplicity - Three Podcasts on Being An AnagarikaSub title: 3 podcasts on life beyond sexGroups audience: Triratna Features
View ArticleVolunteer Bookkeeper sought for India Fundraising charity
Dhammaloka is a UK-based Triratna charity that raises funds for Dhamma projects in India. Over the past five years it has raised a total of over UK£100,000 for a multitude of different projects,...
View ArticleNew Year's Day Puja
On Wednesday, January 1st, 7 - 9 pm you are welcome to join our Sangha for a special Puja to mark the beginning of the New Year. This is a time when we can let go of things that hold us back in our...
View ArticleWas the first western Buddhist an Irishman?
An interesting piece of Triratna-originated research recently appeared on the BBC website.Dublin mitra and academic Dr Laurence Cox is researching the life of the Irishman Dhammaloka (Laurence Carroll)...
View ArticleVajrapani: The Power Aspect
Today’s FBA DharmabyteVajrapani: The Power Aspect is an excerpt from “The Bodhisattva Hierarchy” by Sangharakshita. After a full explanation of the importance of being receptive to those more developed...
View ArticleStay sober, safe, sane during the holidays
Plan Ahead - Stay clear of the bar areas. Get a non-alcoholic beverage, talk to friends, and keep a glass that is refreshed, that way a guest or friend will be less likely to get you a refill with real...
View ArticleThe Diamond Sutra as Zen Master
Continuing with our Bodhisattva theme, our next FBA Dharmabyte this week is called “The Diamond Sutra as Zen Master.” Listen to Abhaya in an an intriguing discussion of the sutra as Vajrapani and as a...
View ArticleVajrapani: The Dharma Protector
In this week’s FBA Podcast“Vajrapani: The Dharma Protector,” Vadanya introduces us to this Bodhisattva of Energy given as part of a series of talks on Stories and Symbols at Sheffield Buddhist Centre...
View ArticleGive the Gift of the Dharma this Christmas with our new Online Gift Cards
Still wondering what to give family and friends for Christmas and the New Year? How about our new Windhorse Publications Gift Cards, available now to purchase on our website? Starting at £15, the Gift...
View ArticleSome Very Short Books About Buddhism
Matthew Kapstein, Tibetan Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2014. (and also, in reverse date order:)Damien Keown, Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd ed., Oxford...
View ArticleVajrasattva – The Aspect of Purity
Today’s FBA Dharmabyte,takes us further into the archetypal realm of the Buddha’s and Bodhisattvas. Here Sangharakshita introduces us to “Vajrasattva – The Aspect of Purity”. This is an excerpt from...
View ArticleChristmas Eve
Hi Coogee MeditatorsOkay, it’s seven minutes to midnight on Christmas Eve and I want to send this today to honour my resolution to get these out on Tuesdays …..What’s meditation got to do with...
View ArticleSome Very Short Books About Buddhism
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View ArticleInto the Realm of the Buddhas
Select Featured Post: Meeting the BodhisattvasSub title: New Podcasts from Free Buddhist AudioGroups audience: Triratna Features
View ArticleThe Bodhisattva Ideal: Winter Program 2014
What is a Bodhisattva and how does this concept shape Buddhist practice? This winter we will be exploring the core principles of the Bodhisattva Ideal in an imaginative and pragmatic way. We meet every...
View ArticleSunyata Mantra: Dharmabytes Podcast No.307
Sunyata, (Sanskrit, also shunyata; Pali: suññat), in Buddhism, translated into English as emptiness, voidness,openness,spaciousness, is a Buddhist concept which has multiple meanings depending on its...
View ArticleCherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love!
Celebrating Dhardo Rimpoche Led by ViriyagitaJanuary 19, 2014, 11:30-4 pmJoin Viriyagita for a devotional day retreat celebrating Dhardo Rimpoche, one of the eight spiritual teachers of Sangharakshita,...
View ArticleMeditation Schedule for the New Year
A very happy and peaceful new year to all our online meditators! Thanks for joining us through the past few months for our regular mindfulness and loving kindness meditations - there’s something about...
View ArticleIntroduction to Buddhism
Come learn about the history of the Buddha and his core teachings of pratiya-samutpada, the Noble Eightfold Path, and more. There will be a introduction to meditation as an integral element of Buddhist...
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